Red scare

Thank you for the article on the project proposed for the current RSC site at West Main and Ridge/McIntire [“City ‘asks’ for more affordable housing,” Development News, September 4, 2007]. You were very diplomatic in your article when you addressed the city’s “request“ that the developer contribute more. Perhaps that is the mark of a […]

First things first

I tried calling in these thoughts to The Rant, but they never got published. So this is a second try to get across and I don’t care whether it’s published or not. First, I want to say that the Rants column is super. Where else can you read unvarnished comments from the people on the […]

Rising out of the Marsh

If the Republicans and right-leaning voters listened to the philosophy of evangelical Christian and UVA educator Charles Marsh ["Prof to evangelicals: quit politicking," UVA News, July 31, 2007], we would lose every election from hereon everafter! Please keep the history of the Christian Left alive in any of your articles and interviews as you prepare […]

Girls and guys gotta eat

Thank you for your recent feature article on Community Food Systems ["Food fights," July 10, 2007]. I wanted to provide additional information aimed at strengthening our community-based food system (and national security too). Your article described well the benefits of local foods. You asked, "Seem confusing?" Not really. You are what you eat, and everyone […]

Our fair article

I am writing to express my appreciation for the feature article of last week’s issue, "Food Fights" [July 10, 2007]. I believe that Meg McEvoy did a good job of capturing many of the aspects of the local foods movement. Since this subject is easily one of the most important issues (and problems) of today, […]

Is that the breast you can do?

Is that the breast you can do? As fairly regular advertisers in the C-VILLE Weekly, we were stunned and dismayed by your choice of cover for the June 26 issue [“Why doesn’t Charlottesville have a strip club?”]. As responsible educators we protest the use of a cover that, at the least, sends mixed messages to […]